I'm almost to the point where I'm about to give up. I know I entered this hobby uneducated and ignorant to the needs and responsibilities that it takes. After learning the demands needed of me, I was more than happy to oblige. But it seems for every 1 step forward I take I get thrown back 2.
After my 1st tank in my sig, seemed to be cycled for at least two weeks I had an ammonia spike, several, several water changes later and that did not change. My second tank, which turned out better than the first (yet was only setup with in days of the first) lost all of its occupants after a dosing with Amquel Plus, Many people on this and other forumns insisted that it was impossiable that it was the Amquel plus as the problem. Even I (who had used it before) had doubts but it was the only common denominator in the situation.
After dosing with Amquel plus in both tanks at the same time, instantly the occupants of tank2 started to get disoriented and died all with in a 20 minute window. While a Silver dollar in tank1 died in the same time frame.
I recently came to deal with my losses in that tank and started to plan out the details on rebuilding it. (usuing a fishless cycle this time) Then while trying ONCE AGAIN to battle ammonia spikes in tank 1, (water changes several times aday) last night I tested it and had high amounts again, I did a 75% water change, 8 hours later when I woke up, I did another test, No change in the results the ammonia was just as high, so I gave in to the doubts I had originally about the Amquel plus being the culprit of my last tank disaster (after all, I had used it before with no problems) and doesed my 30gallon tank, 1 tsp per 10 gallons, and instantly My bala sharks, started swimming in diagonal circles and raming at high speeds the underside of the hood repeatedly, my silver dollars swam at high speed back and forth across the tank and my clown loaches (my absolute favorites) went crazy as well. They all died within minutes of the dosing.
I hope that you can understand the frustrations and disapointment I have at the moment. I only have my original 3 gouramis, and 1 pleco left out of all the fish that I had between 2 tanks, and I wouldnt be surprised if I got home tonight to find them dead as well.
Kevin
After my 1st tank in my sig, seemed to be cycled for at least two weeks I had an ammonia spike, several, several water changes later and that did not change. My second tank, which turned out better than the first (yet was only setup with in days of the first) lost all of its occupants after a dosing with Amquel Plus, Many people on this and other forumns insisted that it was impossiable that it was the Amquel plus as the problem. Even I (who had used it before) had doubts but it was the only common denominator in the situation.
After dosing with Amquel plus in both tanks at the same time, instantly the occupants of tank2 started to get disoriented and died all with in a 20 minute window. While a Silver dollar in tank1 died in the same time frame.
I recently came to deal with my losses in that tank and started to plan out the details on rebuilding it. (usuing a fishless cycle this time) Then while trying ONCE AGAIN to battle ammonia spikes in tank 1, (water changes several times aday) last night I tested it and had high amounts again, I did a 75% water change, 8 hours later when I woke up, I did another test, No change in the results the ammonia was just as high, so I gave in to the doubts I had originally about the Amquel plus being the culprit of my last tank disaster (after all, I had used it before with no problems) and doesed my 30gallon tank, 1 tsp per 10 gallons, and instantly My bala sharks, started swimming in diagonal circles and raming at high speeds the underside of the hood repeatedly, my silver dollars swam at high speed back and forth across the tank and my clown loaches (my absolute favorites) went crazy as well. They all died within minutes of the dosing.
I hope that you can understand the frustrations and disapointment I have at the moment. I only have my original 3 gouramis, and 1 pleco left out of all the fish that I had between 2 tanks, and I wouldnt be surprised if I got home tonight to find them dead as well.
Kevin
